The power of nature was felt throughout the Northeast last night, as devastating Hurricane Sandy hammered the East Coast. For students and teachers looking to help out, the Huffington Post published this list of ways you can lend a hand.

Now, as students ask about the cause and effect of the storm -- here are a couple of resources to help guide the classroom discussion. We'll start with a special hurricane episode of Sesame Street for younger students.

The Science of Hurricane Sandy: This liveblog from Scientific American has been covering the various science angles of the storm, looking at Sandy's "weird weather," possible beach erosion and answering and proposing many different scentific questions. National Geographic also uncovered the full moon's effect on Hurricane Sandy's surge.

Forces of Nature from PBS LearningMedia: PBS LearningMedia is featuring Forces of Nature on their homepage, which provides lessons for grades 4-6 and 6-12 on hurricanes, El Nino, tsunamis and earthquakes.